Journalist hurls shoes to George W. Bush in Iraq
Dec 15, 2008 (0930 hrs)
AN Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes and an insult at George W. Bush, without hitting him, as the US President was shaking hands with the Iraqi Prime Minister at his Baghdad office.
Bush was on an unscheduled visit to Iraq and was in a joint press conference with Iraqi PM Nuri Al-Maliki.
Reporter who hurl the shoes to Mr Bush & called "It is the farewell kiss, you dog"
As the two leaders met in Nuri al-Maliki's private office, a journalist sitting in the third row jumped up, shouting: "It is the farewell kiss, you dog", and threw his shoes one after the other towards Mr Bush. watch the video.
Some Iraqi journalists stood up to apologise. Mr Bush said: "Thanks for apologising on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn't bother me. If you want the facts, it was a size 10 shoe that he threw."
When asked about the incident shortly after, Mr Bush made light of it. "I didn't feel the least threatened by it," he said.
The White House said Mr Bush ducked to avoid the first shoe, while the second narrowly missed the president.
AN Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes and an insult at George W. Bush, without hitting him, as the US President was shaking hands with the Iraqi Prime Minister at his Baghdad office.
Bush was on an unscheduled visit to Iraq and was in a joint press conference with Iraqi PM Nuri Al-Maliki.
Reporter who hurl the shoes to Mr Bush & called "It is the farewell kiss, you dog"
As the two leaders met in Nuri al-Maliki's private office, a journalist sitting in the third row jumped up, shouting: "It is the farewell kiss, you dog", and threw his shoes one after the other towards Mr Bush. watch the video.
Some Iraqi journalists stood up to apologise. Mr Bush said: "Thanks for apologising on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn't bother me. If you want the facts, it was a size 10 shoe that he threw."
When asked about the incident shortly after, Mr Bush made light of it. "I didn't feel the least threatened by it," he said.
The White House said Mr Bush ducked to avoid the first shoe, while the second narrowly missed the president.
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